Jayna Smith
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Hurricane Fiona made its way up the East Coast at the end of last week, before being downgraded on Friday to a post-tropical cyclone as it battered the province of Nova Scotia into Saturday.

The winds, which reached up to 92 mph, according to news sources, knocked out electricity for about 80 percent of Nova Scotia Power customers, leaving downed trees, flooded homes, washed out roads, and other destruction.

Washington County community members gathered at Triangle Park in Calais on September 18th and marched in the rain for suicide awareness in the Out of the Darkness Walk. (Photo by Chad Woodruff)

Local Girl Scout Troop 2253 performed service projects at their last meeting, creating special birthday cards for a local 90-year-old, as well as picking up trash along the waterfront. (Submitted photos)

Jayna Smith
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A new fire chief for the City of Calais has been named.  At a city council meeting earlier this month, Calais Fire-EMS Captain Bill Lee’s appointment to Chief by City Manager Mike Ellis was confirmed by council.

Lee is a 35-year veteran of the fire service, having begun his career in Calais back in 1987.  Over the years, he has worked himself through the ranks, including having done a five-year stint as Fire Chief for the Town of Lincoln.  

With so much technology all around us, it can be easy to forget about all that nature has to offer.

On Saturday, September 24th, Washington County Community College hosted its 3rd annual Learning and Growing from the Outside In event. This year’s theme was outdoor adventure play.

This day-long training was intended for people who work in early childhood education including family childcare, center-based childcare, and early public-school teachers.

The day consisted of various learning opportunities for educators.

St. Croix Valley Chamber of Commerce joined the new boutique Downtown Attire, located at the former Clark's Variety Store in Milltown. Shown are Stanley Sluzenski, of St Croix Regional Technical Center; Jessica Delmonaco, of Varney Insurance Agency; Kaileigh Deacon, of Downeast Credit Union; Jamie Mulholland, owner of Downtown Attire; Laurel Perkins, of Downeast Economic Development; and Senator Marianne Moore, who were in attendance last week for the ribbon cutting.  (St. Croix Valley Chamber photo)

Washington County Community College would like to welcome Troy Alley, the instructor of the new Coastal Fisheries and Marine Technology Program.

“This is an exciting new program that industry has said is needed and supports. I'm looking forward to working with and developing relationships with the awesome faculty, staff, and students at WCCC,” said Alley.

Ricky Cleghorn

On October 10th, the Walmart stores located in Calais and Houlton will stop accepting Canadian dollar currency.

The Walmart located in Presque Isle has already stopped accepting Canadian cash, effective October 1st.

The changes of policy at these Walmarts are just the most recent implements of the company's new country-wide cash policy.  

Jayna Smith
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Knights of Columbus #149, part of a global Catholic fraternal service order dedicated to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism, is raising money for Sarah’s House by raffling off a much needed commodity–home heating fuel.  

UScellular continues to invest in its fast, high-quality network with the addition of 5G service to five cell sites in Washington County, including the towns of Alexander, Calais, Milltown, South Trescott and Steuben. The sites enhance UScellular’s network in the towns and are among the more than 420 sites the wireless carrier has across the state. 5G service provides faster data speeds, seamless video chatting and a more responsive mobile experience.